Institutions, governments and cities play a crucial role in creating and enabling conditions for a circular economy to emerge and thrive. They set direction and they are drivers of innovation and investment.
The circular economycircular economyA systems solution framework that tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution. It is based on three principles, driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials (at their highest value), and regenerate nature. provides a framework for governments and cities to realise many of their economic, environmental, and societal ambitions. Many different policy levers can be applied to accelerate the transition - from product policies that incentivise design for circularity, to laws aimed at restoring ecosystems and bringing biodiversity back into urban environments.
The EU Circular Economy Act: white paper
The Circular Economy Act is a critical opportunity to strengthen competitiveness, industrial decarbonisation, and economic resilience. The Foundation’s new white paper proposes three strategic policy levers to anchor the Act as a core industrial strategy.
